15 Debutantes Presented At Gotham Ball at Plaza

Fifteen Gotham Ball debutantes who had tradition down to a T yesterday—Thanksgiving and turkey—attended the 22d annual ball at the Plaza's Grand Ballroom, where shortly before midnight they were presented to Terence Cardinal Cooke. The event is a yearly benefit for the New York Foundling Hospital.

The debutantes, in traditional white floor‐length gowns and long white gloves, were escorted by their fathers to the New York Archbishop on the stage. They carried bouquets of roses and carnations with trailing ivy.

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